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The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy

English, Personal health, 1 season, 100 episodes, 2 days, 6 hours, 45 minutes
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We are both experienced relational therapists and trainers in the Emotionally Focused Therapy model. Our mission is to create content to support and challenge therapists' growth in addressing relational distress from an attachment perspective.
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100: Get Your Mind Right: 6 Things to Think About Headed Into Session.

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, hosted by Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC—renowned ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. We're thrilled to have you with us. We believe this podcast, a valuable resource, will empower you to push the boundaries in your work, helping individuals and couples connect more deeply with themselves and each other. James and Ryan Celebrate 100 Episodes! 🎉 Join us as we mark this exciting milestone—our 100th episode! We’re incredibly grateful to you, our amazing listeners, for being with us on this journey. To celebrate, we’re launching a brand new series, "Get Your Mind Right." In this series, we'll dive into key concepts and core focus areas designed to help you feel more prepared and empowered for your next therapy session. To support our mission and help us continue producing impactful content, your financial contributions via Venmo (@leftpodcast) are greatly appreciated. They play a significant role in keeping this valuable resource available and are a testament to your commitment to our cause. We aim to equip therapists with practical tools and encouragement for addressing relational distress. We're also excited to be part of the team behind Success in Vulnerability (SV)—your premier online education platform. SV offers innovative instruction to enhance your therapeutic effectiveness through exclusive modules and in-depth clinical examples. Stay connected with us: Facebook: Follow our page @pushtheleadingedge Ryan: Follow @ryanranaprofessionaltraining on Facebook and visit his website James: Follow @dochawklpc on Facebook and Instagram, or visit his website at dochawklpc.com George Faller: Visit georgefaller.com If you like the concepts discussed on this podcast you can explore our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Thank you for being part of our community. Let's push the leading edge together!
10/23/202430 minutes, 16 seconds
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99. What Scares Therapists: Caution with Blocks: Being Overly Controlling & Shutting Clients Down or Missing Them

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, hosted by Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC—renowned ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. We're thrilled to have you with us. We believe this podcast, a valuable resource, will empower you to push the boundaries in your work, helping individuals and couples connect more deeply with themselves and each other. In In this episode, James and Ryan discuss the delicate balance of addressing client blocks while also paying attention to attunement and alliance. To support our mission and help us continue producing impactful content, your financial contributions via Venmo (@leftpodcast) are greatly appreciated. They play a significant role in keeping this valuable resource available and are a testament to your commitment to our cause. We aim to equip therapists with practical tools and encouragement for addressing relational distress. We're also excited to be part of the team behind Success in Vulnerability (SV)—your premier online education platform. SV offers innovative instruction to enhance your therapeutic effectiveness through exclusive modules and in-depth clinical examples. Stay connected with us: Facebook: Follow our page @pushtheleadingedge Ryan: Follow @ryanranaprofessionaltraining on Facebook and visit his website James: Follow @dochawklpc on Facebook and Instagram, or visit his website at dochawklpc.com George Faller: Visit georgefaller.com If you like the concepts discussed on this podcast you can explore our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Thank you for being part of our community. Let's push the leading edge together!
10/21/202431 minutes, 24 seconds
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98. The EFT Certification Process

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, hosted by Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC—renowned ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. We're thrilled to have you with us. We believe this podcast, a valuable resource, will empower you to push the boundaries in your work, helping individuals and couples connect more deeply with themselves and each other. In this episode, James and Ryan take time to discuss the new certification process.  Resources on Certification ICEEFT Website  Let's Get Certified with Dr. Chad Imhoff EFT Supervisors Collaborative  To support our mission and help us continue producing impactful content, your financial contributions via Venmo (@leftpodcast) are greatly appreciated. They play a significant role in keeping this valuable resource available and are a testament to your commitment to our cause. We aim to equip therapists with practical tools and encouragement for addressing relational distress. We're also excited to be part of the team behind Success in Vulnerability (SV)—your premier online education platform. SV offers innovative instruction to enhance your therapeutic effectiveness through exclusive modules and in-depth clinical examples. Stay connected with us: Facebook: Follow our page @pushtheleadingedge Ryan: Follow @ryanranaprofessionaltraining on Facebook and visit his website James: Follow @dochawklpc on Facebook and Instagram, or visit his website at dochawklpc.com George Faller: Visit georgefaller.com If you like the concepts discussed on this podcast you can explore our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Thank you for being part of our community. Let's push the leading edge together!
10/2/202433 minutes, 55 seconds
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97. What Scares Therapists: Being Pulled Into Triangles

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, hosted by Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC—renowned ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. We're thrilled to have you with us. We believe this podcast, a valuable resource, will empower you to push the boundaries in your work, helping individuals and couples connect more deeply with themselves and each other. In this episode, James and Ryan explore the concept of triangulation in relationships. They define triangulation, explain how it can create toxic dynamics, and discuss its harmful effects on communication and trust. They also discuss recognizing when it’s happening and provide actionable strategies for handling and resolving it in relationship therapy. To support our mission and help us continue producing impactful content, your financial contributions via Venmo (@leftpodcast) are greatly appreciated. They play a significant role in keeping this valuable resource available and are a testament to your commitment to our cause. We aim to equip therapists with practical tools and encouragement for addressing relational distress. We're also excited to be part of the team behind Success in Vulnerability (SV)—your premier online education platform. SV offers innovative instruction to enhance your therapeutic effectiveness through exclusive modules and in-depth clinical examples. Stay connected with us: Facebook: Follow our page @pushtheleadingedge Ryan: Follow @ryanranaprofessionaltraining on Facebook and visit his website James: Follow @dochawklpc on Facebook and Instagram, or visit his website at dochawklpc.com George Faller: Visit georgefaller.com If you like the concepts discussed on this podcast you can explore our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Thank you for being part of our community. Let's push the leading edge together!
9/17/202422 minutes, 51 seconds
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96. Seeing Addiction in the Attachment Dance: Special Guest Dr. Chad Imhoff

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, hosted by Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC—renowned ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. We're thrilled to have you with us and believe this podcast, a valuable resource, will empower you to push the boundaries in your work, helping individuals and couples connect more deeply with themselves and each other. In this episode, James interviews Chad about how to see and approach addiction in the EFT process.  To support our mission and help us continue producing impactful content, your financial contributions via Venmo (@leftpodcast) are greatly appreciated. They play a significant role in keeping this valuable resource available and are a testament to your commitment to our cause. We aim to equip therapists with practical tools and encouragement for addressing relational distress. We're also excited to be part of the team behind Success in Vulnerability (SV)—your premier online education platform. SV offers innovative instruction to enhance your therapeutic effectiveness through exclusive modules and in-depth clinical examples. Stay connected with us: Facebook: Follow our page @pushtheleadingedge Ryan: Follow @ryanranaprofessionaltraining on Facebook and visit his website James: Follow @dochawklpc on Facebook and Instagram, or visit his website at dochawklpc.com George Faller: Visit georgefaller.com If you like the concepts discussed on this podcast you can explore our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Thank you for being part of our community. Let's push the leading edge together!
9/10/202427 minutes, 35 seconds
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95. Exciting New Research & Excitement in Your Career: Special Guest Dr. Julia Conroy

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, hosted by Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC—renowned ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. We're thrilled to have you with us and believe this podcast, a valuable resource, will empower you to push the boundaries in your work, helping individuals and couples connect more deeply with themselves and each other. In this episode, Julia & James discuss some upcoming research. They also talk about finding excitement to invigorate and extend your career.  To support our mission and help us continue producing impactful content, your financial contributions via Venmo (@leftpodcast) are greatly appreciated. They play a significant role in keeping this valuable resource available and are a testament to your commitment to our cause. We aim to equip therapists with practical tools and encouragement for addressing relational distress. We're also excited to be part of the team behind Success in Vulnerability (SV)—your premier online education platform. SV offers innovative instruction to enhance your therapeutic effectiveness through exclusive modules and in-depth clinical examples. Stay connected with us: Facebook: Follow our page @pushtheleadingedge Ryan: Follow @ryanranaprofessionaltraining on Facebook and visit his website James: Follow @dochawklpc on Facebook and Instagram, or visit his website at dochawklpc.com George Faller: Visit georgefaller.com If you like the concepts discussed on this podcast you can explore our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Thank you for being part of our community. Let's push the leading edge together!
9/4/202426 minutes
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94. What Scares Therapists: Therapist Blocks

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, hosted by Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC—renowned ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. We're thrilled to have you with us and believe this podcast, a valuable resource, will empower you to push the boundaries in your work, helping individuals and couples connect more deeply with themselves and each other. This episode discusses common blocks that scare therapists in the EFT process.  To support our mission and help us continue producing impactful content, your financial contributions via Venmo (@leftpodcast) are greatly appreciated. They play a significant role in keeping this valuable resource available and are a testament to your commitment to our cause. We aim to equip therapists with practical tools and encouragement for addressing relational distress. We're also excited to be part of the team behind Success in Vulnerability (SV)—your premier online education platform. SV offers innovative instruction to enhance your therapeutic effectiveness through exclusive modules and in-depth clinical examples. Stay connected with us: Facebook: Follow our page @pushtheleadingedge Ryan: Follow @ryanranaprofessionaltraining on Facebook and visit his website James: Follow @dochawklpc on Facebook and Instagram, or visit his website at dochawklpc.com George Faller: Visit georgefaller.com If you like the concepts discussed on this podcast you can explore our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Thank you for being part of our community. Let's push the leading edge together!
8/28/202430 minutes, 33 seconds
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93. What Scares Therapists: Deepening, Heightening, and Lingering in Emotion

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy, hosted by Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC—renowned ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. We're thrilled to have you with us and believe this podcast, a valuable resource, will empower you to push the boundaries in your work, helping individuals and couples connect more deeply with themselves and each other. This episode discusses the fears and practical responses to heightening, deepening, and lingering emotions.  To support our mission and help us continue producing impactful content, your financial contributions via Venmo (@leftpodcast) are greatly appreciated. They play a significant role in keeping this valuable resource available and are a testament to your commitment to our cause. We aim to equip therapists with practical tools and encouragement for addressing relational distress. We're also excited to be part of the team behind Success in Vulnerability (SV)—your premier online education platform. SV offers innovative instruction to enhance your therapeutic effectiveness through exclusive modules and in-depth clinical examples. Stay connected with us: Facebook: Follow our page @pushtheleadingedge Ryan: Follow @ryanranaprofessionaltraining on Facebook and visit his website James: Follow @dochawklpc on Facebook and Instagram, or visit his website at dochawklpc.com George Faller: Visit georgefaller.com If you like the concepts discussed on this podcast you can explore our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Thank you for being part of our community. Let's push the leading edge together!
8/21/202438 minutes, 32 seconds
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92. Learning EFT: Special Guest Lauren Bartholomew

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we had the privilege of having Lauren Bartholomew, LAC, as a special guest. Lauren is a newly licensed therapist who has been very dedicated to growing in her work with her clients using EFT. She and Ryan take time to discuss her journey of learning EFT.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
8/16/202431 minutes, 1 second
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91. Differentiation Discussion 2.0: Wtih George Faller

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we return to the concept of differentiation in the EFT process. We look at contact with self or differentiation through 3 elements.  Function Cost to Self Cost to Other  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
7/22/202436 minutes, 57 seconds
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90. The Differentiation & Enmeshment Discussion-1.0: What Scares Therapists

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this installment of our series "What Scares Therapists," James and Ryan discuss the relationship between enmeshment and differentiation from an attachment perspective.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
7/10/202443 minutes, 1 second
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89. What Scares Therapists: When the Client Demands A "Fix It" Solution

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this installment of our series "What Scares Therapists," James and Ryan delve into their experiences with the pressure to fix things for their clients. They discuss the anxiety and responsibility that comes with this demand and share their strategies for responding to these moments during sessions. By exploring their own vulnerabilities and the lessons they've learned, James and Ryan provide valuable insights into maintaining process focus while offering effective support to their clients. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
6/26/202427 minutes, 26 seconds
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88: The Secret of Sue's Brilliance: Empathy, Empathy, Empathy

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, James discusses a key takeaway from his time at the EFT World Summit 2024 in the Netherlands. He highlights Sue's stance on the power of empathy, emphasizing how it can promote deeper understanding and connection with our clients, even in moments of frustration.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
6/26/202417 minutes, 15 seconds
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87. What Scares Therapists: Highly Distressed But Highly Avoidant Couple Presentation

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other.   In this installment of our series "What Scares Therapists," we delve into the complex dynamics of couples who present with significant distress yet remain avoidant about sharing their emotional experiences. Join us as we explore the challenges and strategies for engaging with these couples, uncovering the underlying fears and barriers that prevent them from accessing and expressing their feelings. Through expert insights and real-life case studies, we aim to shed light on this common yet difficult clinical presentation, offering valuable perspectives for therapists working to support these couples in their journey toward healing and connection. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
6/10/202434 minutes, 57 seconds
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86. What Scares Therapists: Responding to Enactments (Red Lights)

Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. This is the third episode of our series, "What Scares Therapists." In this episode, we follow up on the concept of the light system as a way to read the openness to proceed in enactments. We specifically covered "red light" responses.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
5/23/202440 minutes, 35 seconds
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85. What Scares Therapists: Responding to Enactments (Green & Yellow Lights)

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. This is the second episode of our series, "What Scars Therapists." In this episode, we introduce the concept of the light system as a way to read the openness to proceed in enactments. We specifically covered green and yellow lights, and in the next episode, we will look at red light levels of response.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
5/15/202434 minutes, 52 seconds
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84. (Series) What Scares Therapist: 3 Areas that Can Be Disorienting

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we launch a new series addressing clinical experiences that scare therapists. In the first episode, we discuss how therapists can become disoriented in moments of reactivity.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
5/7/202421 minutes, 35 seconds
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83. Honoring Sue Pt2: Trusting and Working with Emotion

Dr. Sue Johnson is the founder and leading authority on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a type of therapy that helps individuals, couples and families improve their relationships by understanding and managing their emotions. She has written dozens of books on the topic, including the bestsellers “Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love,” “Attachment Theory in Practice,” and “A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy.” Dr. Johnson is also the founder of ICEEFT and has received numerous awards and recognitions for her contributions to the field of psychology, including the Order of Canada, The Psychotherapy Networker Lifetime Achievement Award, and the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research. See Dr. Sue Johnson’s public website at www.drsuejohnson.com
5/1/202428 minutes, 33 seconds
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82. Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Sue Johnson

Dr. Sue Johnson is the founder and leading authority on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a type of therapy that helps individuals, couples and families improve their relationships by understanding and managing their emotions. She has written dozens of books on the topic, including the bestsellers “Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love”, “Attachment Theory in Practice” and “A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy”. Dr. Johnson is also the founder of ICEEFT and has received numerous awards and recognitions for her contributions to the field of psychology, including the Order of Canada, The Psychotherapy Networker Lifetime Achievement Award, and the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research. See Dr. Sue Johnson’s public website at www.drsuejohnson.com
4/24/202428 minutes, 49 seconds
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81. Reluctance as the Leading Edge- A Stage 2 Focus

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode of the stuck series, we discuss the importance of seeing and working with reluctance. Our primary focus is working with reluctance in stage 2, but we do note how reluctance shows up in stage 1.  The premise is that reluctance is actually the leading edge of potential growth for your clients. Working with the reluctance and enacting it is a very powerful and practical way to facilitate change in the attachment process.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
4/9/202432 minutes, 3 seconds
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80. When ADHD Has a Role in the Bond: Special Guest Alexine Thompson-de Benoit

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. We are honored to have ICEEFT Trainer Alexine Thompson-de Benoit share her wisdom and expertise in working with relational bonds when ADHD is playing a major role. Here is a link to an online training she will be hosting in 2024 https://eft-sr.ch/formation/couple-et-tdah/  ADHD IN COUPLES, THROUGH THE ATTACHMENT FILTER The ICEEFT-recognized masterclass « ADHD through the attachment filter » focuses on how to navigate ADHD-impacted couples through EFT to help them create connection and safety. In this 12-hour training, you’ll learn how to recognize and lead the tango with these couples. We’ll work with video clips of standard EFT interventions. The case where the therapist has ADHD will also be examined. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
4/2/202433 minutes, 24 seconds
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79. The Stuck Series: Straying Proximal to the Stuck Place/Another Look at PsychEd

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode of the stuck series, we discuss the importance of staying proximal to the stuck places during the session. We discuss some interventions like psyched to help stay proximal to the stuck place. The goal of staying close is to help do work to open up the attachment flow.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
3/26/202427 minutes, 29 seconds
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78. The Stuck Series: Not Showing the Impact on Self, Partner, and the Relationship

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we discuss the importance of helping clients see the impact of their strategies on themselves, their partners, and themselves. This is critical when their actions put the bond and their well-being in a critical condition. The intention is to help them the impact to open them up to other, more beneficial options.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
3/19/202424 minutes, 14 seconds
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77. The Stuck Series: "Toxic Story" Refined Cultural Tension-The New Acronym DEBSS

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we take time to clarify what or when "story" is problematic in the couple's work. We share some clear points to delineate when the story is helpful and when it is not as beneficial. Ultimately, as the clinician, you must determine when the story is helping them repair their bond and when it is pulling away from repair work.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
3/12/202439 minutes, 27 seconds
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76. The Stuck Series: When Being Too Afraid to Rupture Alliance Hurts Our Clients

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we delve into the therapeutic alliance's complexities, acknowledging its positive impact and potential challenges. We encourage therapists to navigate these challenges with sensitivity, addressing fears and embracing the potential for repair and growth within the therapeutic relationship. The challenge is that we can't avoid our responsibility to reflect on the process, work through blocks, and give attuned focus throughout the process.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
3/8/202437 minutes, 13 seconds
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The Stuck Series: When Validating One Frustrates Another

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. In this episode, we go back to our stuck series to discuss the classic stuck spot when working with relationships: when your validation of one partner triggers another person.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
2/13/202438 minutes, 38 seconds
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An Interview w/ Cindy Zane: The Rhythm of Being with Humanity

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. We are honored to interview ICEEFT trainer Cindy "Goodness" Zane in this episode. In this episode, we agreed to come together as humans and have conversations about things we care about. Out of it, we talked about culture and the rhythms of being with humanity.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
2/7/202434 minutes, 58 seconds
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Crucial Experience: Coregulation & Enactments with Dr. Julia Conroy

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. We are still on break from the stuck series. In this episode, we have a special guest, Dr. Julia Conroy. We discuss her research on the coregulatory effects of EFT. In this episode, there were some tremendous psyched nuggets to use to give a frame and validation for both clients and therapists. Her research also validates the power of experiential work in EFT. Here is a link to her research article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jcad.12453.  You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
1/24/202436 minutes, 8 seconds
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A Story on Learning on EFT

In this episode, James interviews Nicola on her journey in learning EFT. We hope this episode is helpful for people about to go to an EFT core training. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
1/11/202440 minutes, 47 seconds
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An Image for Unpacking Emotion

In this episode, James and Nicola discuss the image that guides him doing move 2 of the tango. This episode discusses how to honor and address spiritual bypasses or blocks in the clinical process. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
1/11/202421 minutes, 46 seconds
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Stuck Series: Spiritual Bypasses in the Clinical Process

Welcome to another installment of our stuck series. This episode discusses how to honor and address spiritual bypasses or blocks in the clinical process. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
12/5/202325 minutes, 50 seconds
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Stuck Series: Not Addressing Marginalization

Welcome to another installment of our stuck series. This episode discusses how the process gets stuck when we don't address cultural marginalization.  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
11/29/202328 minutes, 29 seconds
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Stuck Series: When You Reach the Ultimate Stuckness | The Meta-Ladder

This is the final episode dedicated to helping you in stuck processes. In this episode, we discuss the process for dealing with rigid patterns of stuckness in the process and how to work in our roles as clarifiers.  Meta Ladder: When the EFT Map is Blocked CPR attempts "Ditch"/TERROR Processes Enactments Blocked By Us One-on-One Meetings: Alliance Repair & Trauma One-on-One Meetings: Change Role/Meta Process Clarifier Conjoint Clarifier Break-up No More Conjoint Meetings Stabilization Only  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
11/21/202333 minutes, 54 seconds
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Stuck Series: Using Focus to Manage the Session

This is the sixth episode dedicated to helping you join stuck processes. In this episode, we discuss the use of triggers to help get traction.  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@leftpodcast). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
11/14/202327 minutes, 45 seconds
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The Stuck Series: Using Triggers to Get Traction

This is the sixth episode dedicated to helping you join stuck processes. In this episode, we discuss the use of triggers to help get traction.  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. The Leading Edge After Core Skills: Navigating Emotional Reactivity (November 10-11th, 2023) Experienced EFT therapists are invited to join the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast hosts for a weekend workshop. The objective is to help therapists sharpen their focus with a decision tree of interventions based on attunement to the emotional reactivity in the session. Registration Link: https://www.northtexaseft.com/event/leading-edge-of-core-skills-training/ You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
11/7/202330 minutes, 39 seconds
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Stuck Series: Self of the Therapist

This is the fifth episode dedicated to helping you join stuck processes. In this episode, we seek to help therapists know their process and get the most out of their presence in session. Our central case is that you can't try to avoid it, and it helps to plan to go towards issues plaguing the process.   Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. The Leading Edge After Core Skills: Navigating Emotional Reactivity (November 10-11th, 2023) Experienced EFT therapists are invited to join the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast hosts for a weekend workshop. The objective is to help therapists sharpen their focus with a decision tree of interventions based on attunement to the emotional reactivity in the session. Registration Link: https://www.northtexaseft.com/event/leading-edge-of-core-skills-training/ You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
10/31/202337 minutes, 16 seconds
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Stuck Series: Getting Out Ahead of the Cycle/Directness

This is our fourth episode dedicated to helping you join stuck processes. In this episode, we talk about taking a direct approach to handling repeated behaviors or processes that come up in therapy. Our central case is that you can't try to avoid it, and it helps to plan to go towards issues plaguing the process.   Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. The Leading Edge After Core Skills: Navigating Emotional Reactivity (November 10-11th, 2023) Experienced EFT therapists are invited to join the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast hosts for a weekend workshop. The objective is to help therapists sharpen their focus with a decision tree of interventions based on attunement to the emotional reactivity in the session. Registration Link: https://www.northtexaseft.com/event/leading-edge-of-core-skills-training/ You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
10/24/202335 minutes, 44 seconds
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Stuck Series: Handling Content

This is our third episode dedicated to helping you join in really stuck processes. In this specific episode, we talk about how to avoid getting stuck in the content solution trap.  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. The Leading Edge After Core Skills: Navigating Emotional Reactivity (November 10-11th, 2023) Experienced EFT therapists are invited to join the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast hosts for a weekend workshop. The objective is to help therapists sharpen their focus with a decision tree of interventions based on attunement to the emotional reactivity in the session. Registration Link: https://www.northtexaseft.com/event/leading-edge-of-core-skills-training/ You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
10/17/202333 minutes, 5 seconds
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The Stuck Series: The Burnout

This is our second episode dedicated to helping you join in really stuck processes. In this specific episode, we talk about coming alongside burnout pursuers. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. The Leading Edge After Core Skills: Navigating Emotional Reactivity (November 10-11th, 2023) Experienced EFT therapists are invited to join the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast hosts for a weekend workshop. The objective is to help therapists sharpen their focus with a decision tree of interventions based on attunement to the emotional reactivity in the session. Registration Link: https://www.northtexaseft.com/event/leading-edge-of-core-skills-training/ You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
10/10/202338 minutes, 39 seconds
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The Stuck Series: Clients Using Blame

We are launching a series of episodes dedicated to helping you join in really stuck processes. In this specific episode, we talk about clients who keep using blame as a strategy in session.   Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. The Leading Edge After Core Skills: Navigating Emotional Reactivity (November 10-11th, 2023) Experienced EFT therapists are invited to join the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast hosts for a weekend workshop. The objective is to help therapists sharpen their focus with a decision tree of interventions based on attunement to the emotional reactivity in the session. Registration Link: https://www.northtexaseft.com/event/leading-edge-of-core-skills-training/ You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
10/3/202338 minutes, 59 seconds
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Client’s Not Engaging in Session: Withdraw Withdraw Cycles

In this episode, we cover what to do when a couple comes in, presenting in a "withdraw-withdraw" cycle.  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. The Leading Edge After Core Skills: Navigating Emotional Reactivity Experienced EFT therapists are invited to join the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast hosts for a weekend workshop. The objective is to help therapists sharpen their focus with a decision tree of interventions based on attunement to the emotional reactivity in the session. Registration Link: https://www.northtexaseft.com/event/leading-edge-of-core-skills-training/ You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
8/31/202343 minutes, 17 seconds
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Coming in Hot or Hopeless: Chaos in the First Session

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
8/24/202322 minutes, 42 seconds
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Organizing in the Chaos: The ”O” in TEMPO

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. The Leading Edge After Core Skills: Navigating Emotional Reactivity Experienced EFT therapists are invited to join the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast hosts for a weekend workshop. The objective is to help therapists sharpen their focus with a decision tree of interventions based on attunement to the emotional reactivity in the session. Registration Link: https://www.northtexaseft.com/event/leading-edge-of-core-skills-training/ You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
8/14/202329 minutes, 3 seconds
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A Quick Look At Affair Recovery

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. The Leading Edge After Core Skills: Navigating Emotional Reactivity Experienced EFT therapists are invited to join the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy Podcast hosts for a weekend workshop. The objective is to help therapists sharpen their focus with a decision tree of interventions based on attunement to the emotional reactivity in the session. Registration Link: https://www.northtexaseft.com/event/leading-edge-of-core-skills-training/ You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
8/10/202339 minutes, 21 seconds
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Going Deeper By Massaging the Nervous System With Attachment Summaries: A Not Often Discussed Key Move

In this episode, we discuss the skillful and attuned use of attachment summaries to help bring focus, containment, and a quick breath into the clinical process.  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
7/26/202324 minutes, 6 seconds
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Thank You: Appreciating the Hardwork You Do

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. Marriage Group Intensive  An 18hr intensive experience for four couples. Highly experienced EFT therapists and supervisors will lead it.   When: May 18-20 Cost: Only $2,600! For 18hrs of therapy, light breakfast, lunch, and a 1hr-Zoom session. To register, email [email protected]. Arkansas EFT Externship A 4-day externship includes presentations of theory, clinical techniques and skills, training exercises, video recordings, observation of live interviews, and discussion of specific cases and clinical issues. Along with the didactic presentation, this training will incorporate participant role plays in small group settings to practice this experiential model and the opportunity to observe trainers working with a couple live. The externship is a pre-requisite for Masterclasses and advanced Core Skills training in EFT. When: July 25 - 28, 2023 Where: Fayetteville, AR CEs: 28 Available Cost: $915 Professionals / $675 Students Self of the Therapist Training  Join EFT Trainer Dr. James Hawkins (aka Doc Hawk) and EFT Supervisor Dr. Chad Imhoff (aka The EFT Guy) for this TWO-DAY CEU Event! This workshop will help you develop an awareness of your emotional process while working with your clients. This workshop will include teaching segments, demonstrations, and role plays designed to help you experience your process in areas where therapists often get stuck. Thursday, August 17th, and Friday, August 18th: both days, 9:00 am-4:00 pm (1-hour break for lunch). 12 CE's available. Self of the Therapist Training Link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/self-of-the-therapist-workshop-with-dr-james-hawkins-and-dr-chad-imhoff-tickets-588777759127?aff=ebdssbdestsearch You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
5/2/202324 minutes
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The Therapist as a Valuable Tool for Change: Self of the Therapist

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability's exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. Marriage Group Intensive  An 18hr intensive experience for four couples. Highly experienced EFT therapists and supervisors will lead it.   When: May 18-20 Cost: Only $2,600! For 18hrs of therapy, light breakfast, lunch, and a 1hr-Zoom session. To register, email [email protected]. Arkansas EFT Externship A 4-day externship includes presentations of theory, clinical techniques and skills, training exercises, video recordings, observation of live interviews, and discussion of specific cases and clinical issues.  Along with the didactic presentation, this training will incorporate participant role plays in small group settings to practice this experiential model and the opportunity to observe trainers working with a couple live.  The externship is a pre-requisite for Masterclasses and advanced Core Skills training in EFT. When: July 25 - 28, 2023 Where: Fayetteville, AR CEs: 28 Available Cost: $915 Professionals / $675 Students Self of the Therapist Training  Join EFT Trainer Dr. James Hawkins (aka Doc Hawk) and EFT Supervisor Dr. Chad Imhoff (aka The EFT Guy) for this TWO-DAY CEU Event! This workshop will help you develop an awareness of your emotional process while working with your clients. This workshop will include teaching segments, demonstrations, and role plays designed to help you experience your process in areas where therapists often get stuck. Thursday, August 17th, and Friday, August 18th: both days, 9:00 am-4:00 pm (1-hour break for lunch). 12 CE's available. Self of the Therapist Training Link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/self-of-the-therapist-workshop-with-dr-james-hawkins-and-dr-chad-imhoff-tickets-588777759127?aff=ebdssbdestsearch You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.    
5/2/202336 minutes, 54 seconds
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Recognizing When Story Takes You Away From Experience vs Into Experience & Danger Cues Again!

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, dochawklpc.com.  Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
4/17/202326 minutes
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Where Are We on the Map: The Differences Stage 1 or Stage 2

In this episode, Ryan and I try to help you see the differences between stages 1 & 2 and why it matters.   Link to register for Arkansas EFT Externship  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, com. Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
4/4/202323 minutes, 24 seconds
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Priming & Presence: How Much of Each

In this episode, we discuss the importance of knowing our tendencies toward priming maneuvers and the use of presence. Each has its benefits. We want you to know which you skew towards and how and when the use it for the most impact in the session.   Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, com. Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
2/28/202329 minutes, 4 seconds
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Getting the Most Out of Your Hard Work: Seeing What Sabotages Our Work

We know you do hard work as a therapist. In this episode, come alongside you to see some places where certain things may slightly rob you from getting the full effectiveness out of your work.   Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, com. Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
2/28/202325 minutes, 18 seconds
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Building a Road That Lasts: The Order of Change in EFT

This episode covers the importance of understanding the change process for our clients.  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, com. Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
2/28/202332 minutes, 26 seconds
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Camping Out in Pain & Fear: Getting it Alive & Clear

This episode highlights the importance of hovering with our clients in their pain and fear.  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website, com. Check out our online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV) You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
2/28/202335 minutes, 22 seconds
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Working w/ the Body’s Experience to Create Change: Special Guest Dr. Kathryn Rheem

We are honored to have Dr. Kathryn Rheem from The EFT Cafe as a guest on this episode. Kathryn and James discuss the importance of working with the body's experience to create change. They also discuss using the Levels of Experiencing Scale in EFT.    More info on Experiencing Scale  https://goodmedicine.org.uk/sites/default/files/experiencing%20scale.pdf experiencing.htm
1/17/202345 minutes, 53 seconds
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Clients Need Us to Pivot:Blocks are Cries for Reorganization of Protection

In this episode, we revisit a popular topic of working with clients' blocks to vulnerability. We take time not just to talk about getting past the block but about the significant work of reorganizing the chaotic experience in the block.  * This is an update of a previously released version of this episode because I (James) made an error and gave the wrong name to the lady who does the Netflix show on home organization (Marie Kondo), and I did not correct myself or edit it before releasing the episode. While our heart is to help, we seek to own and take care to make sure our words do not cause hurt, and this error was hurtful. I am glad one of our Asian-American listeners pointed this out so I could fix it, and prevent my words from hurting more people.  
1/7/202339 minutes, 40 seconds
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Special Guest Dr. Chad Imhoff:Calibrating Yourself as a tool in the Therapuetic Process

In this episode, James and special guest Chad Imhoff talk about the importance of knowing yourself as an important tool in the therapeutic process.   More About the S.O.T Training with Chad and James.   Join EFT Trainer Dr. James Hawkins (aka Doc Hawk) and EFT Supervisor, Dr. Chad Imhoff (aka The EFT Guy) for this ONE-DAY CEU Event! This workshop will help you develop awareness around your own emotional process while working with your clients. We will include moments of training, demonstrations, and of role plays designed to help you experience your process in areas where therapists often find themselves getting stuck.   Here is the registration link: S.O.T Registration Link 
12/26/202240 minutes, 51 seconds
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S.A.F.E.: Proactive Alliance - A Tribute & Memorial to Dr. Katherine McKay

Word of memory, written by Dr. Lisa J. Palmer:    It is with a heavy heart and tremendous pain, that we need to share with our community the passing of Dr. Katherine McKay over this last weekend. It has been a shock to all of us who have been along her side during this fight with cancer. We know she is with her God and getting fitted for angel wings as we share this very sad news.   After providing countless EFT workshops on supervision, diversity, trauma and coping with loss for other families, Katherine imprinted our entire community with her kindness and loving heart towards all. We will miss her greatly. She started the Supervisor's Collaborative with me that has now grown to over 400 people. We will be honoring her this Thursday at 9am PST and 12 pm Eastern, if you are interested in showing your support.   We will be running the contributions through Renova San Diego, our nonprofit corporation. 100% of the contributions (minus processing fees) will go to Katherine's daughter and her husband. All eligible donations to Katherine's family will receive a 501 donation receipt for your contribution, If requested.   Please join us in sharing this Go Fund Me link with as many friends, colleagues and EFT community members as you can, so we may help Katherine's family during this painful time.   With love and appreciation to everyone, EFT support Team (Lisa Palmer-Olsen, Kathryn de Bruin, Marlene Best, Feion Villodas, James Hawkins, Ryan Rana, Leanne Campbell and Jim Furrow)   Here is the link to the gofundme in memory of Katherine. Katherine's gofundme
11/25/202218 minutes, 31 seconds
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Working with Hopelessness

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. Link for Self of the Therapist Training with James and Chad.  You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
10/27/202224 minutes, 1 second
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Focus: Entering the F.R.A.(Y)

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
10/20/202230 minutes, 11 seconds
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The C.A.R.E Model of Assessment in EFT: Approaching Clients with Curiosity

We had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Leanne Campbell on the CARE. The C.A.R.E Model of Assessment in EFT is a great tool to help in assessment and attunement throughout the EFT process with individuals, couples, and families. Leanne so graciously shared an outline of her notes with us. You can also read The Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy.  We hope you find this helpful.  CARE Model Outline CONTEXT An experiential therapist seeks to enter the phenomenological world of the client. Therapist immerses self in contexts in which clients live and have lived, with attention to: Identity (e.g., race, ethnic, spiritual, religious, gender, sexuality) Environmental factors (e.g., socioeconomic, work/organizational, neighborhood) Experiences (e.g., racism, colorism, discrimination, sexism). ATTACHMENT The therapist explores attachment and relationship history, with attention to: Pivotal experiences/critical moments that have shaped models of self and others. Coherence of narrative. Current relationship resources; relationship security/insecurity, intimacy/sex; potential intergenerational impacts, risk/vulnerability, and resiliency factors. RELATIONSHIP/THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE As a ‘temporary attachment figure,’ the therapist establishes a ‘secure base’ characterized by A.R.E. at the outset of therapy. The therapist monitors the therapeutic alliance throughout the process of therapy. Therapist attunes to potential ruptures; contextual factors, including key The therapist joins with the client in discovering and exploring painful material. EMOTION The therapist attends to the expression of emotion, affect regulation strategies, and capacity (e.g., ‘window of tolerance), with attention to: Core features of ‘emotional disorders (e.g., self-criticism, numbing, detachment, nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance, heightened anxiety); Process elements, e.g., body language, facial cues; automaticity and/or rigidity of strategy; capacity (on a continuum from wide to narrow); ‘emotional handles,’ e.g., poignant words, images, phrases.
8/15/202235 minutes, 17 seconds
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Working With Positive Emotion

As therapists, we train to help people in deep valleys of pain and grief and go with them to peaks of anxiety and anger. In this episode, we want to talk about using their times of joy and celebration. 
7/22/202231 minutes, 57 seconds
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The Role of Repetition

In this episode, we talk about the role of repetition in the EFT process and how to use it in an attuned way in session. 
7/22/202233 minutes, 54 seconds
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Special Guest Gail Palmer: Can the Tango Hurt Your Process

We wanted to get some insight and supervision from an expert, so we called in Gail Palmer to be a special guest on this episode. Listen as Gail helps us understand how to use the structure of the Tango with attunement to the attachment process occurring in the room. 
5/26/202235 minutes, 37 seconds
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Can the Tango Hurt Your Process: A Serious Matter

In this episode, we talk about a common but serious issue we have seen in our work and the work of other EFT therapists. The issue(s) shows up in the moves we make between Tango moves 3 & 4. How do we get the most out of these significant moments to change clients' moves in their attachment dance? 
5/26/202234 minutes, 21 seconds
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Recognizing Reality & Dignity: The Human Experience of Ukrainian Therapists and People

If you would like to support Ukrainian EFT therapists through supervision, running support groups, or providing relevant training, please email the director of the Ukrainian EFT Association (UAEFT) Inna Garbuz at [email protected]   If you would like to contribute financially, UAEFT is creating a program to connect Ukrainian couples and families with Ukrainian EFT therapists to receive help, no matter where they are. While many of the therapists (who are either still in Ukraine or are themselves refugees, abroad) now are continuing to provide help to their clients or refugees, they receive no income. The fund would pay therapists for the work they are doing so they can support their families.    You could contribute in 2 ways:   1) Directly to an account of the Ukrainian Association of Emotionally Focused Therapy at the link: https://secure.wayforpay.com/button/be20348685470   2) Those of you who are having difficulties with the above transfer can donate to the Gofundme Fundraiser Zoya set up on their behalf. Money goes to her US account and then gets transferred to the association account.   https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ukrainian-eft-therapists
3/28/202242 minutes
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Vulnerability & Empathy: Are They Enough for a Secure Bond?

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
3/10/202228 minutes, 8 seconds
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Depth of Risk: Decision Making Process

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/. 2 Lists to Assess Risk  These two lists work together. The more positive variables you have from the first list, the more you can go down the vulnerability ladder with your clients, the second list. You build safety in list one to take more risks on list 2 to push your clients’ leading edge and help them succeed in vulnerability.  List 1 – Risk Assessment: Variables to Consider Variables to consider when determining the level of Risk you go for. The more of these variables you have, the more Risk you can go for. Alliance with the therapist (trust). Alliance with the EFT process (trust). The number of sessions. The number of successful missions (Corrective Emotional Experiences, Bonding Events). Tolerance window of the person you are working with and prepping to share. Their safety level with their partner. Tolerance window of the listening partner.  List 2 – Elements of Experience Risk Ladder This is just our way to describe the various elements of experience. The further you go down this ladder, the riskier it is. Going up the ladder is slicing it thinner. Protective Behaviors Secondary Emotion (Emotion that is used to create space vs. create connection) Story Construction About Distressed Relationship (Meaning) What They Think (What they say it means about them, others, the relationship) Recognition of Danger Cues/Triggers Primary Emotion (Emotion that is used to create connection vs. create space) Hang Out and Stay in Primary Emotion Individual Trauma Attachment Injuries Vulnerable View of Self Attachment Needs – When they are in distress      
3/10/202227 minutes, 14 seconds
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Special Guest Kathryn de Bruin: EFFT & Play Therapy

We are honored to have Dr. Kathryn de Bruin share with us about integrating EFFT and Play Therapy into her work with families.  Here is a link if you want to get more in-depth training with Kathryn on EFFT for Families with Young Children. 
2/28/202240 minutes, 26 seconds
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Special Guest George Faller: Working w/ Clients’ Vulnerable View of Self

Training Event with James & George: Working with Our Clients' Vulnerable View of Self.  In this focused online training, we will show you with precise in-session interventions how to skillfully and empathetically help clients shift their focus from a defensive view of others to a vulnerable view of self. Link to Register:  Working with Our Clients' Vulnerable View of Self.  Link to George's podcast with Dr. Laurie Watson (Foreplay Radio)  Link to our online training program Success in Vulnerability. 
2/15/202229 minutes, 15 seconds
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Special Guest Dr.Leanne Campbell: EFT w/ Individuals:Helping Clients Find Their Voice

Here is a link to Leanne's EFIT training with Sue Johnson. EFIT Training with Sue and Leanne.  Here is a link to the EFIT Primer book by Sue and Leanne.   
2/14/202230 minutes, 32 seconds
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Special Guest Dr.Leanne Campbell: Addressing Relational Injuries: Holding Their Pain & Grief

Join us for this four-session 12-hour training focused on how to work relationally with couples to heal from attachment injuries with attention to shame, racial tensions, grief, and loss. Date: March 31, April 1, 7, 8, 2022 Time: 9:15 - 12:30 PM (Pacific Time) Location: Online Early Bird Fee before February 15th: $470 (CAN) Full Fee after February 15th: $495 (CAN) Scholarship funding is available upon request. This event will be recorded. Participants will have the option of watching part or all of this training by streaming at their convenience until April 30, 2022. Registration is now open! CEs have been requested This is an ICEEFT Approved Training Link for registration: Healing Attachment Injuries Registration Link 
2/14/202242 minutes, 15 seconds
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Special Guest:How Sue Sees the Leading Edge

We are honored to have Dr. Sue Johnson as a guest on this Episode. We ask about her focus when clients are reactive or when they are open to vulnerability. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
2/6/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 31 seconds
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Who & What is the Leading Edge?

Ryan and I take time to talk about what "The Leading Edge" means for us and how it guides us on this podcast. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
2/6/202230 minutes, 52 seconds
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Over Assessment: Drowning Our Focus With Too Much Story

This episode addresses the danger of getting distracted by data that takes you out of attunement with the client's process. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
2/6/202215 minutes, 54 seconds
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Balancing Act w/ Client Stories: Problems and Solutions

This episode aims to equip you to gain clinically valuable information from your client's story while avoiding getting caught in content solution traps. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
2/6/202233 minutes, 2 seconds
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Back to Basics: Complete the Catch

This episode talks about the importance of focus and attunement to guide our experiential work with clients. Specifically, we are focused on capturing our clients' in-moment responses as we intervene with their present moment experience. This goal is to organize and guide the process towards felt corrective experiences. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
2/6/202232 minutes, 19 seconds
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What Makes A Good Question?

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website ryanranatraining.com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program www.successinvulnerability.com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
12/11/202124 minutes, 4 seconds
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When Things Are”Good” Pt2

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website ryanranatraining.com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program www.successinvulnerability.com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
12/11/202132 minutes, 46 seconds
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When Things Are ”Good” Pt 1

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other. You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge. We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples. You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website ryanranatraining.com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website dochawklpc.com Check out our online training program www.successinvulnerability.com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
12/11/202125 minutes, 50 seconds
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When Things Go ”Bad” Pt 2 of 2

We have put together two shows to talk about when things go "bad"  in session. Our focus is to give you some insight and tactical moves to handle when things go "bad" in session.  
11/14/202135 minutes, 53 seconds
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When Things Go ”Bad” Pt1 of 2

We have put together two shows to talk about when things go "bad"  in session. Our focus is to give you some insight and tactical moves to handle when things go "bad" in session. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
11/14/202130 minutes, 50 seconds
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2 Pathways: Pivoting Attunement (Pt2)

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
8/31/202140 minutes, 3 seconds
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P2 Pathways: Pivoting Attunement (Pt 1 of 2)

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
8/31/202134 minutes, 27 seconds
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PsychEd in the EFT Process

In this episode, we talk about the role of psychoeducation in the EFT process. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
2/19/202140 minutes
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The Social Experience of Being an Ethnic Minority: Impact on Attachment Style

In this podcast, we take time to explore the role of social experiences on attachment styles.  We look at the possible fears and strategies within each attachment style and how they make sense from a personal and societal perspective. Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Drs. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Therapists, Supervisors, and Trainers. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can financially contribute to this podcast on Venmo (@dochawklpc) or Cash App ($dochawklpc). Type LEFT or Leading Edge in EFT in the comments or notes section. All financial contributions are greatly appreciated and will help us keep producing content to help you push your leading edge.   We desire to use this podcast to help equip therapists with tools and encouragement to help them with relational distress. We are also a part of a team that has created an online training program, Success in Vulnerability (SV). Success In Vulnerability is your premier online education experience that leads with innovative instruction to advance your therapeutic effectiveness through Success in Vulnerability’s exclusive Modules and full-length Clinical Examples.   You can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and his website com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website com. Check out our online training program com You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  
2/19/202146 minutes, 44 seconds
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Working Cross Culturally

Attachment and emotions are universal, but social factors impact the formation and expression of both. We are in the midst of an exciting time in EFT where there are intentional and active conversations amongst the various ethnic and cultural groups about what EFT looks like in their context. In this episode, we discuss what we are hearing from our colleagues as we join them in this learning journey.      
1/28/202135 minutes, 5 seconds
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Trust the Process

I (James) asked our colleague Elana Katz for the pivotal moment when the EFT process clicked for her. She thought for a moment and then leaned in with a question that really resonated with me, "James, do you trust the process"? I thought about the times when I was following the EFT map, and I allowed my client's reactivity and defenses to shift my focus from the present moment distress. I also thought about the times I stayed with the live emotional process and hit pay dirt.  The path to change in EFT requires the therapist to work towards places where clients are the most fortified in relational pain and distrust. Along the road, there are blockades and reactivity that can make therapists want to reverse course and find a path that is not as treacherous. However, the years of EFT research and process study have proven that is the path towards transformative change in emotional and relational distress. To stay the treatment course therapist must truly trust the process. In this episode, Ryan and I talk about trusting the process. 
1/28/202137 minutes, 18 seconds
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Breaking Down Enactments

Breaking Down Enactments  The focus of this episode is to help... Participants learn how to utilize enactments in counseling. Identify the critical points in using enactments as an experiential tool in counseling. Participants will be able to evaluate their own clinical use of this intervention. Pre-Enactment Is it organized and alive in the client? Assess their experience of reaching/sharing. Bring the therapist fully into the moment. Load it with clear simple language that conveys the attachment-related emotions, longings, vulnerability. During Enactment Be ready for blocks. CPR Catch it Permission for protection/hesitance Return to enactment Reset it You may have to slice it thinner. Do it! After the Enactment Read the traffic lights. (partner's ability to respond)Red: Stop-Something completely blocking the partner from being able to respond Yellow: Caution-There is a slight bit of mistrust or confusion. May not be able to respond fully. Green: Go for Bonding Moment-They see it, feel it, and want to bring comfort to it. Check for a shift in body markers.    
1/16/202132 minutes, 40 seconds
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The 5 Most Predictable Places Where Your Session Could Go Bad

In this episode, we take time to talk about the five most likely places where your next session could go bad. We all do them from time to time, but we want to help you improve in each of these areas. Starting poorly. In the sessions after you have completed your assessment, start with the last leading-edge point from the last session. Example: Last time we met this is what the cycle looked like. Here is what you did well, and here is where you got stuck. Is your relationship in the same place or is it different? Going for protection when they need you to organize their protection. It’s a mistake to go for longings when a couple is reactive. Attune with them where they are in their protection to help them open up their attachment channel. You need to resonate with the reactive energy and protection to meet its function, so it won’t be needed as much. Going for longing is right­—just don’t get ahead of them. Allowing the reactivity and blocks to change your focus. We are always focused on titrated amounts of corrective emotional experiences. Don’t throw your map out of the window when the storm of the reactive cycle comes. Meet them in reactivity with your map. Don’t let the cycle drive the session to the same painful places they always experience. Hoping tracking the cycle will change things. “Cognitive work sets the table, but new experiences are the food.” Tracking the cycle is a massive reframe of the attachment view of the reactivity in their relationship. What part of the pain never gets talked about in a way that is clear, and/or gets responded to with empathy and comfort? Multiple misses around enactments. Not doing enough of them. Not getting them clear.
10/29/202031 minutes, 39 seconds
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5 Exits on the Tango Highway

The EFT tango is the process that guides the therapist through a proven path of helping clients and couples have repeated moments of corrective emotional experiences. In this episode, we talk about the 5 most common exits that therapists make in doing this tango in session. Missing the vein Mediating content (solution trap) Leaving pain too early (passing it before you get it hot) Not enacting or not enacting enough  Getting there and fumbling   
8/20/202027 minutes, 33 seconds
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Celebration & Certification

In this episode, we take time to celebrate James becoming an EFT Trainer-in-Training and we take time to talk about the EFT certification process. We talk about how the process of certification and how the process really does help you push the leading edge of your clinical work with couples and families.  Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.  You can contact us at [email protected] And you can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and on his website ryanranatraining.com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website dochawklpc.com. You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
8/20/202023 minutes, 42 seconds
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TEMP: Intentionality of Focus Based on Reactivity Assessment

In this episode, we discuss the importance of always assessing reactivity through the therapeutic process to help you intentionally focus on whether you need to work with blocks and secondary emotions or go for work in more vulnerability. We want to make sure you don’t get caught in one of these three error zones.  Getting caught in no man’s land trying to do both (deepening vulnerability or missing openness by over organizing) at the same time.   Going for vulnerability when the couple/client is too reactive. Over organizing when the client is open to vulnerability and needs you to follow the juice (live emotion) and guide them toward success in corrective emotional experiences.   Key Point: When people are in reactivity, please stop what you are doing and lean into their secondary emotions and blocks. When people are emotionally open, go with our theory of change, and guide them in having success in their vulnerability via corrective emotional experiences.
6/28/202035 minutes, 5 seconds
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Block School 101

Block School 101 Blocks occur along the road to helping people have success in vulnerability; having moves to work with those blocks will increase your effectiveness. Blocks are a way of telling you are on the right track. How good you are as a therapist is determined by how effective you are at working with people’s blocks. Pro’s know how to work with their client’s mistrust and defenses. Success with blocks is a combo of how distressed the relationship is and how good the therapist is at working with distrust.  In this episode, we discuss the who, what, when, where, why, and how of blocks.  Who experiences blocks? – Any attachment oriented human. All people hesitate and hold back.    What is a “block”? – blocks are a break in the natural attachment process. Their reach is blocked. It’s not safe to reach. Blocks are mistrust in action. We are helping people unlearn their rigid dependence on their protection.  When do blocks come up in the process? – Blocks can happen at any point in the process, and they tend to look different in each stage. Stage 1- more reactive blocks. Don’t allow vulnerability or needs to be accessed. (blame, view of other) Stage 2- depth block. Blocking access to model of self, or disowned parts of self ( view of self, can tell you I’m sad but don’t want to show or see how I feel about me)  Where do blocks tend to happen in session? – right before a breakthrough. Right when you are on track and right before the person is about to go to the place they are supposed to go. For experienced therapist the blocks actually indicate the right whole to fish in.  Why do these blocks occur? -  the natural function of the body to protect us from danger so the body sends up energy. body saying this is familiar. It's about to happen again. You are about to get hurt.  What Not To Do. Be surprised: Expect blocks to occur when you are trying to open up people’s attachment channels. The blocks are what they are needing you to help them with. Be Disappointed: Don’t treat their blocks like a hindrance to your work. See blocks as indicators of where the work needs to occur. Teach/Try Harder: You can’t psycho-ed clients out of blocks. They have been trying aspects of this before they came to see you. Before they came to you, they have hundreds of thousands of disappointing attempts of trying to outwork these blocks. Shame: Blaming them or showing them how they are at fault. “The reason you are in this situation is because you…” Let blocks win/lose focus: The block disorients the therapist and the therapist aborts the mission of working with emotion in the attachment channel and this moves to some more 1st order type of work. What To Do: See them coming they are telling you you’re on track. 2-part response Give it permission (honor it and validate it with attachment function) “That makes sense to me” “Of course” “How would you do anything else?” 3 forms of validation then push into the leading edge. And yet this anger communicates something else in this cycle Push into the leading edge Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.    You can contact us at [email protected] And you can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and on his website ryanranatraining.com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website dochawklpc.com. You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
5/4/202050 minutes, 49 seconds
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The Stuck Client: Repetitively Reflecting the Attachment Dilemma

The Stuck Client: Repetitively Reflecting the Attachment Dilemma Ever have a client or moment in therapy that where the process comes to a halt or you can’t get traction? Many times, it is because the client is stuck in a dilemma. They are in a hold repeat pattern. The client is holding the dilemma and hoping someone sees their dilemma. They keep repeating the same pattern trying to get out of their dilemma. EFT Trainer, Rebecca Jorgenson stated, “Until your clients see that you have their dilemma they aren’t going to change” https://academy.psychotherapy.net/a/3858/TPH9DeF6 Attachment tells us that when there is too much distance things are not safe, and the first thing that happens is rigidity. That initial rigidity is the natural human response to fear. What we are concerned with is when people lose their ability to be flexible and adjust and try new moves or shift energy. In this episode, we want to help you understand these dilemmas and how you can attune to the client’s dilemma to help them be able to shift out of their limbic panic place. Pursuer Dilemma: Try to explain myself, but it sends my partner away. I try to be quiet hoping they will come around and nothing happens. Withdrawer Dilemma: I try to step forward, but when I try it leads to more conflict, but then I move away to let the storm pass and I get told I don’t care.  For Both: Both of you have 2-3 moves and all of them feel like they suck at helping you connect with your partner. Neither of you feels like you have a good move here.  Takeaways The more stuck they are the more repetition they need of their dilemma to get them out of their pit. You address stuckness by going to the stuckness Repetition is key. (the more stuck the more reps you will have to till they show you that they believe you have gotten it. Stay until you get resonance. You want resonance on both sides. Be prepared for how awkward repetition is.   Please check these other places Ryan has covered this material!  The Couples Therapist Couch(Episode116): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-couples-therapist-couch/id1281853816?i=1000465911536  Annabelle Bugatti-We Heart Therapy (Episode link for Ryan’s Interview)(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXnh0M7iZWY&t=1106s Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.  You can contact us at [email protected] And you can follow us on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pushtheleadingedge/ You can follow Ryan on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ryanranaprofessionaltraining/ and on his website https://ryanranatraining.com/. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website https://www.dochawklpc.com/. You can follow George @https://www.georgefaller.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeFallerLMFT/,
5/4/202058 minutes, 46 seconds
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The Hardest Part of EFT: Focus

The 3 Parts of Focus Getting the mission started. Resetting focus when you lose it (this will happen because of reactivity). Trusting the process to the mission.  Show Nuggets: YouTube link to Sue Discussing the EFT Tango. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ7ELF8mE3Q Knowing the EFT map (steps and stages) An understanding of the role of emotion in an attachment framework. A great resource on adult attachment (https://www.amazon.com/Attachment-Adulthood-Second-Structure Dynamics/dp/1462533817/ref=sr_1_4?crid=8N3E1AZ3W9L5&dchild=1&keywords=adult+attachment&qid=1586193336&sprefix=adult+attachment%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-4) It is hard for our couples to keep focus because they lose sight of connection when they get hurt. We are asking our clients to get into a process that has been a source of pain for them in the past so it makes sense why it is hard for them to maintain focus when we get into vulnerability in session. Skilled therapists have to be able to hold focus when the client’s protection tries to get them out of their fear. A very focused therapist has clients who are nervous because the therapist does a good job of holding a focus on emotion and attachment. We can’t be completely responsible for the outcome, but we (therapists) are responsible for the process in the session. When you are focused on the target (bond/attachment) your client’s attachment will throw your blocks. The blocks are actually a good sign that you are on target. “It’s not that you can’t talk about content at all. What we want to do is to not get stuck in content. In content is so much emotion, but you have to learn to do is to use the content as opposed to restricting it out of the room.” Dr. Alison Lee, Vice President and co-founder of ICEEFT.
4/6/202052 minutes, 8 seconds
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3 Points of Attunement

Episode: 3 Points of Attunement 1. Attunement with Client. (Common way of thinking about attunement) The client decides when you are in attunement, not the therapist. Therapists tend to overate the level of attunement. Practical suggestion: Ask your client at times in the session, “Am I understanding you? Do you feel like I am with you in your experience?” As a part of wrapping up the session, you can ask, “Do you feel like I was attuned/with you in your experience?” 2. Attunement with self Energy-matching Tolerance-Therapist has to have a full range of expression. If we think of emotional attunement as a high powered V8 engine, are there more times you are operating on 3 cylinders. Soul-The ability to meet people in really deep places.  3. Attunement to target Once you are on a mission to get a response back to vulnerability, you sometimes have to intentionally mis-attune with some spontaneous cues that present in order to stay on target to honor the vulnerability that was shared. Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can contact us at [email protected] And you can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge  You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and on his website ryanranatraining.com.  You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website dochawklpc.com.  
4/3/202033 minutes, 11 seconds
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Finish the Mission

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, Certified EFT Therapist/Supervisor in Training, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Supervisor/Trainer.  We are so grateful for the work of Sue Johnson, Gail Palmer, George Faller, and the committed team of EFT trainers. Because of their work, we can now work to grow in the micro moves that help us come alongside couples struggling to work through blocks and repair their bond. In this episode, we discuss the importance of "finishing the mission" of accessing and responding to vulnerability in the session.  Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.   You can contact us at [email protected] And you can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge  You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and on his website ryanranatraining.com.  You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website dochawklpc.com.  You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.
2/29/202028 minutes, 48 seconds
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Our Moves in Racial Reconciliation

Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, Certified EFT Therapist/Supervisor in Training, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Supervisor/Trainer.  If we cannot connect with each other’s experiences, then we cannot be a part of each other’s healing.  We can work through our anger and defensiveness to experience each other on more personal and intimate levels that lead to change.  In this episode, Ryan and I are privileged to have had our fellow contributor George Faller, and friend Charlie Simpson on this episode. We all spent the day talking about our own personal experiences with race and ethnicity, and we decided to invite you all into this experience with us.  Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.  You can contact us at [email protected]. And you can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge   You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and on his website ryanranatraining.com.  You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website dochawklpc.com.  You can follow George @ https://www.georgefaller.com/.  You can reach Charlie @ https://www.arkansasrelationshipcenter.com/.
2/29/202032 minutes, 19 seconds
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What's The Leading Edge?

The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy  Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, Certified EFT Therapist/Supervisor in Training, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Supervisor/Trainer.  In this episode, Ryan and I talk with our friend and mentor George Faller about the leading edge of working with people in emotionally loaded moments in therapy.  Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.  You can contact us at [email protected], and you can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and on his website  ryanranatraining.com You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website dochawklpc.com.  You can hear more from George on Foreplay Radio Podcast. https://www.foreplayrst.com/, and check out his website https://www.georgefaller.com/. His Facebook page is @GeorgeFallerLMFT
2/24/202018 minutes, 43 seconds
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Our Gratitude

The Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy Welcome to the Leading Edge in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. James Hawkins, Ph.D., LPC, Certified EFT Therapist/Supervisor in Training, and Ryan Rana, Ph.D., LMFT, LPC, ICEEFT Supervisor/Trainer.  In this episode, we take time to express our gratitude for some of the people who have played a role in helping us develop as people and therapists. We want you to let you in on a personal aspect of who we are before we begin this podcast journey together.   Thank you for listening. We hope this experience helps you push the leading edge in your work to help people connect with themselves and with each other.  You can contact us at [email protected] And you can follow us on our Facebook page @pushtheleadingedge You can follow Ryan on Facebook @ryanranaprofessionaltraining and on his website ryanranatraining.com. You can follow James on Facebook and Instagram @dochawklpc. You can also check out his website dochawklpc.com. You can see our EFT training Schedule at https://www.arkansaseft.com/events
2/20/20209 minutes, 38 seconds